John Scot Barrowman

Laura Rhodes had dreamed of striking out on her own. But strange men started following her the minute she arrived in San Francisco. Then, the man she planned to marry hightailed it out of town. Laura was stranded! Until ex-biker Nick Hooper - her fiance's brother - rode gallantly to her rescue. When Nick swept her off her feet with a devastating kiss, Laura knew she was in big trouble. Already wary about one Hooper brother, Laura fought against her attraction to another. Was charming Nick as trustworthy as he seemed? He was risking his neck to protect her.... and the mysterious package they'd found. Suddenly Laura didn't know which was at greater risk - her life.... or her heart....

"12-year-old twins Matt and Emily Calder are Animare: they can bring art to life and enter paintings at will. They must do everything in their power to prevent a breach in Hollow Earth: a supernatural place that holds all the demons, devils and creatures ever imagined. The Hollow Earth Society is getting closer to finding the key that will release the beasts: an ancient bone quill whose powers can be only be used by a powerful Animare. The quill has been lost for centuries, but important clues to its whereabouts lie somewhere on the island of Era Mina - as does the entrance to Hollow Earth itself. Matt and Em must find the quill and protect it through their drawings, through certain famous paintings and, ultimately, deep into the mists of time itself. But their lives in the relative safety of Auchinmurn Abbey are thrown into confusion with the arrival of a newcomer who threatens to ruin everything they have worked for. All too soon, the twins are forced to make a terrible choice: save their father, or save the world." --Publisher description.

Possessing extraordinary powers, including the ability to bring artwork to life, twelve-year-old twins Matt and Emily are sought by villains trying to access the terrors of Hollow Earth, a place where demons and mythological beasts lie trapped for eternity.

325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.850L Lexile